Germany has "reformed" its electricity laws so as to slow the installation of home solar generation.

This is the same "reform" that has been imposed through lobbying in some US states.

It is true that utilising and buying the surplus solar electricity that buildings generate imposes costs on the utility. The utility should charge those costs to customers buying electricity.

I wonder if someone can design an electric-powered device to store chemical energy. For instance, to make ethanol and oxygen out of water and CO₂.

What If Trade Agreements Helped People, Not Corporations. (A list of suggestions towards that end.)

Brazilians are marching for the ouster of corrupt acting president Temer, who has just been sentenced to 8 years exclusion from running for office.

Music stars generally advertise the products that make people (especially young people) fat.

I lose respect for people that advertise products (any products) for pay.

"Open source" gun plans test the boundary between freedom of speech and gun control.

I support freedom of speech, and gun control. Thus, I believe it should be lawful to publish these plans, but making a gun from them can be regulated as appropriate.

A gun is a dangerous thing to own. Overall, you're safer if you don't have a gun in your house.